MCLA Golf Classic to Honor Richard Syriac '71

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NORTH ADAMS - On Monday, Sept. 17, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will host the 11th Annual MCLA Golf Classic at Waubeeka Golf Links in Williamstown from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This year’s tournament will honor Richard Syriac, class of 1971. A four-year player on the men’s basketball team, Syriac also played on the golf team during his sophomore and junior years. As center for the basketball team, he was selected to the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference All-Star team three of his four seasons on the court, made the All-New England Team during his sophomore season, and was the basketball team MVP during 1965-66 and 1967-68. At the end of his basketball career at the college, he had accumulated enough points to be distinguished as the college’s all-time career scoring leader, a record he held until the mid-1980s. Syriac was an inaugural member of the MCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. He remains an avid golfer, having won several notable titles over the years, including the North Adams Country Club Invitational Singles Championship in 1994. Sponsors of the MCLA Golf Classic include Coakley, Pierpan, Dolan and Collins; Follett; Time Warner; Adams Co-Operative Bank; Aramark; Arrow Press; Hoosac Bank; Kelly’s Package Store; Maxymillian Technologies; Petricca Industries Inc.; South Adams Savings Bank; Blackinton Place Condominiums; Nancy Curtis ’62; Smith Brothers-McAndrews Insurance Agency; Beck’s Printing; Berkshire Direct; Berkshire Gas; Berkshire County sheriff’s office; Committee to Elect Daniel Bosley; Sen. Benjamin Downing, D-Pittsfield; Dufour Tours; Greylock Federal Credit Union; Hillcrest Educational Centers Inc.; Legacy Banks; MacFarlane Office Products; Scott Nichols; O’Connor & Drew P.C.; Plimpton and Hills; Shaker Flats Landscaping, Inc., Souliere and Zepka Construction Inc., Rep. Christopher Speranzo, D-Pittsfield; Smith Watson and Co. LLP; Stanley’s Lumber and Building Supplies Inc., and Vallone’s Automotive Repair. Registration and a barbecue lunch begins at 11 a.m., with a shotgun tee-off slated for noon. A reception and dinner, featuring a raffle and auction, will begin at 5. The cost is $150 per person. Complete foursomes or individuals are welcome. The fee includes a $65 tax-deductible contribution to the MCLA athletics program. For more information, go to www.mcla.edu/Alumni/Alumni_Events/golf.php . In addition, sponsorship and registration information can be found on www.mcla.edu, or call the MCLA advancement office at 413-662-5224.
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Mystic, Conn., Rolls Past SteepleCats

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Camden Righi went 3-for-5 with a double Tuesday to lead the Mystic Schooners (5-1) to a 12-2 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball action at Joe Wolfe Field.
 
Parker Camelo was 2-for-3 at the plate for North Adams, which scored both its runs in the bottom of the ninth.
 
North Adams used six pitchers in the loss. James Morr and Joe LaPrade each provided an inning of no-hit relief.
 
The SteepleCats (0-3) are at Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday night.
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